Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori loves goldfish. They are the focal point of his debut New York exhibit “The Painted Breath” at Joshua Liner Gallery. When you first look at his works, you might think – “oh, it’s a goldfish” and scratch your head as to the deeper significance. But then you discover that despite looking like sculptures, the fish are made entirely out of resin, you will wonder how he did it.

Riusuke Fukahori

To paint the goldfish as realistically as possible, he pours a layer of resin, lets it dry, then paints a small portion of the fish, lets it dry, then pours another layer of resin—patiently repeating these steps until the final product is a three-dimensional representation of a goldfish. WOW!

Riusuke Fukahori

When you see these works of art in person, you will really be blown away, so don’t just take my word for it. See “The Painted Breath” by Riusuke Fukahori in person at Joshua Liner Gallery (located at 540 West 28th Street) in Manhattan. The exhibit is up through January 18, 2014.

Posted by The G on March 25, 2013 under Artsy Fartsy | Comments are off for this article

Photos by G. Various Artists.

Stephen Powers

The Joshua Liner Gallery has moved! To celebrate the opening of their new space (which is in the same building, but this time on the ground floor), they are presenting an exhibit entitled “Direct Address.”